Sewing-awl.



No.. 723,981. 'PATBNTBD MAR, s1

M. R.' BOTKIN. SEWING AwL.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T.14. 1902.

H0 MODEL.

Unis' STATES ATENT OFFICE.a

MURRAY R. BOTKIN, OF KOKOMO, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES V.DOWD, OF KOKOMO, COLORADO.

SEWING-.AWL

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,981, dated March31, 1903. Application filed October 14, 1902. Serial No. 127,246.(No-model.)

To all whom t muy concer-n,.-

Be it known that I, MURRAY R. BOTKIN,"a citizen of the United States,residing at Kokomo, in the county of Summit and State ofV Colorado,haveinvented a new and useful Sewing-Awl, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to sewingawls,.and has for its object to providean improved deo vice of this characterwherein the sewingihread iscarried by a spool mounted at the forward end ofthe device -in' closeproximity to the needle, so as to insure an effective feeding of thethread Jfrom the spool tothe needie and alsoto have the thread in fullview of the operator. I

Another object is to provide for the convenient application aud-removalof the needle without interfering with the thread-spool in zo any mannerwhatsoever and to have the thread-spool removable independently of theneedle.

It is furthermore designed to provide for effectually guiding the threadfrom the spool to the needle in a simple and convenient manner and also'toarrange for placing any desired tension upon the thread for thepurpose of preventing a too rapid feed of the thread.

With these and other objects in View the 3o present invention consistsin the combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings,and particularlypointed out in the appended claims, it being un- 3 5 derstood thatchangesin the form, proportion, size, and minor details may be madewithin the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a sewing-awlconstructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention. Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionalview on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference .designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In carrying out the present invention there 5o is provided a handle 1,made of wood and having the common or ordinary shape of awl-han- Vtiles.At the forward end of the handle is a pair of metallic arms ormembers'2, which are disposed at opposite sides of the handle and yprojected longitudinally forward therefrom,

with their Shanks secured to the outer faces ofv the handle and let inflush therewith. The outer end portions of the arms are bent or directedinwardly, as at 4, and then extended outwardly and formed intosemicylindrical 6o jaw members 5, which are externally screwthreaded.for engagement with the clampingnut 6 and provided npon'their innerfaces with corresponding longitudinal grooves 7to form a seat for thereception of the needle 8, the latter being Vpreferably provided in oneside with a longitudinal groove 9, leading from its rear end to its eye.One of the jaws is provided with alongitudinal perforation l0, whichextends entirely through such jaw 7o from one end to the other and isdesigned to form a thread-guide, as will be'hereinafter described.

Within the frame formed by the arms or members 2 is a spool 11, which ismounted 75 upon a pin'12, which passes loosely through Athe spoolandalso pierces the arms, one end of the pin being screw-threaded, asat`13, to engage the screw-threaded opening in oneof the arms, while theopposite end of the pin 8o is provided with a laterally-enlarged head orfinger-piece 14 for convenience in applying and removing the pin. Thethread 15, which is wound upon the spool, passes outwardly through theperforation or thread-guide 10 in 85 one of the jaws, the groove in thelneedle being disposed adjacent to said guide, so as to receive thethread therefrom, whereby the thread lies close "to the needlethroughout the length of the shank thereof and is there- 9o by notliable to bind upon the work.

To prevent a too-rapid feed of the thread, there is a tension deviceconsistingsof a spring-plate 16, interposed between one end of the spooland the adjacent arm or member 2, with the pin or spindle of the spoolloosely piercing the same. The inner end of the spring is loose, whileits outer end is bent or bowed laterally inward, as at 17, and securedtothe shouldered portion of the arm, as at loo 18, there being aset-screw 19 piercing the arm, with its inner endengaged with thespring-plate, whereby the latter maybe forced against the adjacent endof the spool with any degree of tension to prevent a too-rapid feed ofthe thread.

From the foregoing description it is apparent that the jaws 5 and thenut 6 form a needle-holder for the removable support of a needle, andthe latter may be applied or removed independently of the thread-spool,and vice versa. Furthermore, the thread upon the spool is alwaysvisible, wherebythe operator may know when to replenish the spool beforeit has entirely given out. Another advantage is that the thread-spool islocated at the forward end of the handle, and thereby in close proximityto the rear end of the needle, whereby the thread is fed directly fromthe spool to the needle, and by reason of the tension device there is nolooseness or slack in the thread as it passes from the spool to theneedle.

What is claimed is- 1. A sewing-aw] comprising a handle, opposite armscarried by and projected at the forward end thereof, and provided attheir outer ends with means for engaging a needle, and a thread-spoolrotatably mounted between the arms and in front of the handle.

2. A sewing-awl comprising a handle, opposite arms carried by andprojected at the front end thereof with needle-clamping jaws at theirfree outer ends, means to clamp the jaws upon the needle, and athread-spool rotatably mounted between the arms and transverseljT acrossthe front end of the handle.

3. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle, a pair of arms or members carriedby and projected at the front end of the handle, needleclamping jawscarried by the outer ends of the arms, one of the jaws having athreadguide, means to clamp the jaws upon a needle, and a thread-spoolmounted between the arms and across the front end of the handle.

4. A sewing-awl, comprisingahandle, arms carried by and projected at thefront end of the handle, eXternally-screw-threaded needle-clamping jawscarried by the outer ends of the arms, a clamping-nut embracing thejaws, and a thread-spool mounted between the arms and across the frontend of the handle.

5. A sewing-awl, comprising a handle, a pair of arms secured to andprojected in front of the handle, the outer portions of the arms beingextended inwardly and then extended longitudinally outward and formedinto needle-elampingjaws which are externally screwthreaded, a nutembracing the jaws, and a thread-spool mounted between the arms anddisposed transversely across the front end of the handle.

6. A sewing-awl'comprising a handle, arms carried by and projected infront of the handle, and provided at their outer ends with means forengaging a needle, a thread-spool disposed between the arms, and aremovable pin piercing the arms and forming a jonrnal for the spool.

7. A sewing-awl comprising a handle, arms carried by and projected infront of the handle, and provided at their outer ends with means forengaging a needle, a thread-spool rotatably mounted between the arms,and a tension device disposed between one end of the spool and theadjacent arm and in frictional engagement with the spool.

8. A sewing-awl comprising a handle, arms carried by and projected infront of the handle,a thread-spool mounted between the arms, a springcarried by the inner side of one of the arms and frictionally engagingthe spool, a set-screw piercing one of the arms and engaging the springto vary the pressure of the latter upon the spool, and needle-holdingmeans carried by the outer ends of the jaws.

9. A sewing-aw] comprisingahandle, apair of arms carried thereby andprojected in front thereof with their outer ends extended in- Wardly andthence longitudinally outward to form needle-clamping jaws, which areexternally screw-threaded and are provided in their inner faces withregistered longitudinal grooves for the reception of a needle, one ofthe jaws having a longitudinal perforation to form a thread-guide, aclamping-nut engaging the screw-threaded parts of the jaws, athread-spool rotatably mounted between the arms and transversely acrossthe forward end of the handle, a spring carried by one of the arms andbearing against the adjacent end of the spool, and a set-screw piercingsaid arm and bearing against the spring to vary the pressure of thelatter against .the spool.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Y MURRAY R. BOTKIN.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. CoLcoRD, JAS. W. Down.

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